Community Events

April 25, 2013

The Homelessness Advisory Group at the Kitchener Downtown Community Health Centre invites you to join us for the 9th Annual Kindred Spirit BBQ! Please join us on Thursday, May 9th at Civic Square, Kitchener City Hall, for:

5:30 pm – Free Public BBQ and live music

6:00 pm – Moment of Silence to show solidarity and express our concern about homelessness as a community, AND guest dignitaries speaking about what their level of government is doing to address homelessness in the community

6:20 pm – Kindred Spirit Award Ceremony – Recognizing people with lived experience who are assisting others in the community. Nominees and award winner(s) are recognized at the event. This award program is coordinated by KDCHC in partnership with YWCA, R.O.O.F., and Ray of Hope.

The 38th annual Community Prayer Breakfast will be held on Wednesday, May 1, 2013, 7 a.m. at the Waterloo Inn and Conference Hotel. Guest speaker is John Siebert, Executive Director of Project Ploughshares. His topic is “Building Peace within a Diverse Community”. Tickets are $20 each or a table of eight for $150. Tickets are available from Ruth Jantzi, c/o Erb & Good Family Funeral Home, 519.745.8445 (P). 519.745.9992 (F) or contact@erbgood.com

Project Ploughshares is co-sponsoring the film screening of Fight Like Soldiers, Die Like Children, featuring Roméo Dallaire, at the Princess Cinema. Ken Epps from Project Ploughshares will speak prior to the May 8th showing and information on Project Ploughshares will be available at all showings. Dates and times are Sat. May 4 at 2:00 pm, Sun May 5 at 5:00 pm and Wed May 8 at 7:00 pm.